Australian researchers have developed a test to identify unsafe stem cells. Stem cells may one day be used to help regrow damaged body parts, and the new test potentially reduces the risk of unwanted tumours…
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In a paper published in Cell yesterday, scientists from the US and Thailand have, for the first time, successfully produced embryonic stem cells from human skin cells. That sounds interesting, but what…
Scientists have successfully reprogrammed human skin cells to become embryonic stem cells capable of transforming into any other cell type in the body. While researchers have previously been able to make…
Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers in the US have found that synthetic silicate nanoplatelets induce stem cells to…
The 2012 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology has been awarded to John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka, “for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent”. A pluripotent cell…
Scientist Shinya Yamanaka was born in 1962 – the same year that fellow scientist John Gurdon made a discovery that eventually led to the cloning of mammals. Fifty years later, the two men have been awarded…
“Molecular beacons”, which light up when they bind to mRNA, allow scientists to watch stem cells as they turn into tissue…
Anti-tumour medication could be used to protect the developing brains of young children with genetic diseases that cause…
Researchers have identified genes that underlie the growth of primitive leukemia stem cells – and used the new genetic signature…
Scientists have discovered a virus-free way of turning adult blood cells into stem cells, effectively replacing the need…
A new study shows that a previously unknown vascular stem cell contributes to blocked arteries. This work has significance…
Some worms display an apparently limitless ability to regenerate aged or damaged tissue. Unlike human cells which show signs…
Scientists say they have developed a way to use a patient’s own stem cells to build fully functional organs in a laboratory, in a potential solution to the global donor shortage crisis. The technique involves…
A new method of producing adult stem cells may have the potential to repair bones and organs. Researchers used a small molecule…
Media outlets have been reporting that scientists are planning to “create designer babies” with three parents. Professor Justin St John, Director of the Centre for Reproduction and Development at Monash…
Looking at embryonic cells allows researchers to understand many of the fundamental questions about how an animal’s genes are structured and the role they play in developing the adult animal. This information…
Genetic changes, similar to those acquired in human cancers, have been observed occurring in the stem cells in the latest…
Transplantation is the best available treatment for many serious health problems including diabetes, kidney failure and heart disease. These conditions affect millions of people worldwide and the cost…
Researchers have identified stem cells in human breast milk, which behave similarly to embryonic stem cells when cultivated in a medium containing nutrients. The finding suggests breast milk could be used…
The European Court of Justice has today banned patenting of stem cell inventions derived from human embryos which are capable of developing into a human being. The court held that this exclusion from patentability…
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Director, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine & SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research & Therapy, University of Pretoria
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Professor and Former Program Leader of Stem Cells Australia, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law, College of Law, University of South Africa
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Research Group Leader, Stem Cells, CSIRO
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Professor and Director, Centre for Genetic Diseases, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University
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Chair, The Conversation Media Group
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MB/PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge
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Professor in Clinical Ethics, Macquarie University
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Consultant, Cell Therapy and Genomics, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Human Genetics: Stem Cell Researcher, University of Cape Town
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John Ferguson Professor of Global Ethics, Department of Philosophy, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Research Scientist, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Tissue Development and Regeneration, University of Southern California